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Whistleblowers are employees who bring to the attention of their employer or to the proper authorities allegations of fraud, abuse, other illegal conduct or waste on the part of an employer. West Virginia law offers protection to public employees from retaliation by their employer pursuant to WVa Code 6C-1-1 Et. Seq. Retaliatory measures against whistleblowers

Earlier this year, on February 12th, the West Virginia Legislature overrode Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto and passed the highly polarizing West Virginia Workplace Freedom Act. By an 18-16 party line vote in the West Virginia Senate and a 54-43 vote in the West Virginia House of Delegates, West Virginia became the 26th state to